Bottle during the night

My 8 and a half month old still wakes during the night for a bottle. Told my HV today and she was shocked and told me he shouldn’t be needing a fed throughout the night. Does anyone else’s LO do the same? Not sure if it’s a comfort thing at this point as he’s a terrible sleeper and always ends up in my bed during the night as he never settles in his cot after he’s woke

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The HVs advice is really outdated. If he's hungry in the night give him a bottle. Lots of babies need food through the night still so I wouldn't not feed him. My babies breastfed rather than bottle but wakes lots in the night for food

My 8 month old girl still has 2 bottles during the night, if they are hungry and unsettle then I guess you would need to give it as I still do

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCmb3IBM7Dr/?igsh=cWxmd2g1eG1tY2Zo Please have a read of this post. HV is wrong and giving incorrect/out of date advice.

Thank you for your comments! I did find her reaction strange as I just follow the cues my baby gives me and it does seem to settle him so I’ll just carry on doing what I have been

Personally if they’re hungry then it’s okay even adults wake up for a drink in the night, but I knew my lo was doing it for comfort, same time every night and I up her oz before bed, as soon as I’d give the bottle she would be falling asleep, so I cut it down completely and now she sleeps through, I dropped a oz in the bottle every night then when it got to 2 oz she wasn’t interested anymore x

I can’t believe all of the poor advice and judgmental responses I read on here from HV. So long as it’s not problematic I think it’s perfectly normal to feed a baby during the night, they’re growing so quick physically and developmentally I think it’s reasonable to feed them as much as they need. My twins are still on a dream feed (as they go to sleep at 17:00) and a night feed.

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